A battle of light heavyweight contenders headlines the upcoming Baku fight card on June 21 in Azerbaijan

A battle of light heavyweight contenders headlines the upcoming UFC Baku fight card on June 21 in Azerbaijan, as No. 4-ranked Jamahal Hill collides with No. 7-ranked Khalil Rountree Jr., a five round showdown.

The UFC Baku lineup also features the titanic tilt between heavyweight hurters Curtis Blaydes and Rizvan Kuniev, who are like two ships passing in the night.

Hill and Rountree Jr. were previously booked to throw down at UFC Kansas City on April 26 in Missouri; however, Hill suffered an injury and was forced to postpone the bout.

That prompted matchmakers to slide the welterweight showdown between Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates into the UFC Kansas City headliner, where “The Future” will try to preserve his spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase.

Uncrowned has UFC Baku live results, round-by-round updates, start time and highlights for the Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. fight card on Saturday morning at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Hill squares off against recent title challenger Rountree in the afternoon’s five-round main event, while longtime lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev looks to fend off hard-charging up-and-comer Ignacio Bahamondes in the co-headliner.

Hill (12-3, 1 NC) finds himself in dire need of a win after dropping back-to-back contests since his 2023 title win over Glover Teixeira. The 34-year-old Chicago native was forced to vacate his title in July 2023 after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon while playing pickup basketball. He subsequently lost his April 2024 return against then-champion Alex Pereira via first-round knockout, then sustained a brutal third-round knockout loss to fellow former champion Jiri Prochazka this past January.

One more loss in a row for Hill and his time in the title picture could be over for the foreseeable future.